No thats just how much rig pigs make.
You have highschool drop outs making 200k a year working on drill rigs.
I’d just live up and Harlem or the river out in Brooklyn and kick it with the coloured folk and hipsters instead of wasting all my money on rent acting like a 60k a year millioniare, you smell me?
Actually shit son, you got the yellow fever. you should be out in flushing, hackin darts with rocking the northface with jimmy and tuan outside the pho joint.
Easier said than done.
Here’s one reason–at Starbucks, the corporate HQ sets the prices. So the local Starbucks can’t raise its price. And if it raises its wages, it will not meet its margin, and the store will shut down. So they operate with too few people. And there’s normally a 45-minute wait to get your crappucino.
I’m actually serious about the 45-minute wait part. The drive-thru is sometimes 12-15 cars long, and there are another 20 people or so in line. Our Starbucks is the highest grossing Starbucks in the state. They finally put in a third store here.
In San Antonio, if I walked into Starbucks and there was more than 3 people in line, I walked out and came back another day. But in Midland, waiting in line just seems to be a way of life. People are content to wait 45 minutes for coffee.
But if there is a 45 min wait there must be other coffee shops to steal these customers though, no?
I wouldn’t wait 45min for starbucks, first of all, starbucks is not my favourite, and i just don’t have that kind of time.
^Not really. Again, there’s a shortage of everything out here. And while businesses are moving out here (EG - Starbucks just opened another store, Firehouse Subs, Ann Taylor Loft, New Balance, Jared, etc.), a lot of businesses are very shy about moving out here again.
In the early 80’s, there was an oil boom. There was a Rolls Royce dealership and Learjets parked on the grass at the airport. Then, in 1986, the boom went bust, and the entire area almost went bankrupt. Petroleum engineers that were making six figures started waiting tables. Entire “skyscrapers” (10+ stories) were empty, because there were no tenants to fill them. House prices dropped by 60%, and almost all of the locally-owned banks failed.
If we had a more diverse economy, things might be different. But out here, there’s only oil and gas.
We don’t have Firehouse in NYC yet…frowny face.
^ Drove past a place yesterday with a Firehouse sign outfront, but place was empty. I assume they’re coming soon. Note: This is in Bucks County, PA.
But coffee shops are so common and inexpensive to set up, i mean, there are so many chained coffee shops in Japan but there are also non-chained once in quieter streets.
if there is such a high demand for coffee, there must be people who see the opportunity to open some more?
Hey wait a minute! According to Starbucks’ store locator, there are _ 3 _ Starbucks in Midland, TX.
There’s also: The Ground Floor, Griffin Coffee Company, Jalisco’s Cafe, He-Brew, and several others.
Heard this from some pipeline analysts:
I guess Princeton is part of the “Trenton Metro”.
Yeah, they just put the third one in. And the second was waaaay down on the south side. (It would be akin to going from midtown to Surf Avenue for coffee.)
Haven’t heard of the first two. Jalisco’s is a Mexican restaurant. I’ve seen He-Brew, and I think it’s more of a religious hangout than a coffee shop.
^ Just messing with you. The Starbucks locations actually look pretty close together on the map, but not all blocks are created equal.
They’re coming, WYG. They’re on their way.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323916304578404680953872620
We’re about to become “The Dubai of Texas”.
http://www.planetizen.com/node/61808
Here’s an article about the boom in MIdland–written five years ago. If only the author would take another look now.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB121432269762700197